{
  "id": 17347,
  "title": "Google Pulls Down Feature for AI-Generating Fake Satellite Images on Google Earth After It’s Immediately Used to Fake Terror Attacks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/31/google-pulls-down-feature-for-ai-generating-fake-satellite-images-on",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-07-31T18:30:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Futurism",
    "slug": "futurism",
    "url": "https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/google-pulls-down-google-earth-ai-feature"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Google Earth, a widely trusted source of global satellite imagery, recently introduced an AI-powered feature that allowed users to generate fabricated satellite images of any location worldwide. The tool, powered by Google's Nano Banana 2 model, quickly sparked controversy after being used to create images depicting terror attacks and other forms of misinformation. Google Earth is a trusted source for global satellite imagery, but its new AI feature for generating fake images has raised serious concerns. The company's quick pullback of the feature highlights the dangers of AI-generated misinformation and the challenges of verifying the credibility of satellite imagery.",
  "summary": "\"It inherits the credibility of the map it was born on.\" The post Google Pulls Down Feature for AI-Generating Fake Satellite Images on Google Earth After It’s Immediately Used to Fake Terror Attacks appeared first on Futurism .",
  "key_points": [
    "Google removes AI feature for fake satellite images.",
    "Feature used to create terror attack images immediately.",
    "Company pulls back tool to address misinformation risks."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "404 Media",
        "title": "Google Earth’s New AI Lets Anyone Fabricate Completely Bullshit Satellite Images",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/31/google-earths-new-ai-lets-anyone-fabricate-completely-bullshit",
        "published": "2026-07-31T16:03:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}